union

Pronunciation

• IPA: /juːŋjən/
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Noun

Singular union

Plural unions

1. A union is when many things are joined together.

   The League of Nations was a union between many nations.

2. A union may be the act of joining.

   The union of these two companies was painless.

   Marriage is the union of two lives.

Synonyms

• (many things joined) alliance, association, confederation, corporation, federation, marriage, merger
• (act of joining) fusion, joining, marriage, merger, unification

Antonyms

• (many things joined) diaspora, dispersion, individual
• (act of joining) break, divorce, succession

Related words

• labor union
• reunion
• reunification
• unify
• unionize
• unite
• unity